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'Details of some of No.10(IA) Cdo. 3 Troop'

Type: Files
Author: Martin Sugarman BA, Cert Ed. Archivist, Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women
Year of Publishing: 2000
Keywords: 10 inter allied commando,x troop,miscellaneous troop,jewish troop,pioneer corps
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3 troop, also referred to as the Miscellaneous troop, X troop, and, post war, as the Jewish troop, consisted solely of German speaking refugees most being of Jewish Faith. They included different nationalities, primarily German and Austrians, but also Hungarians and Czech's.

'Document about No.10 (IA) Cdo 3 Troop'

Type: Files
Author: Martin Sugarman BA, Cert Ed. Archivist, Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women
Year of Publishing: 2000
Keywords: 10 inter allied commando,x troop,miscellaneous troop,pioneer corps
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3 troop, also referred to as the miscellaneous troop and X troop, consisted solely of German speaking refugees many being of Jewish Faith. They included different nationalities, primarily German and Austrians, but also Hungarians and Czech's.

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10 Commando Nominal Roll

In 1946 the Army Council decided that the Army Commandos were to be disbanded and no provision was allowed or made for any depository or office which would have at least contained a complete Roster of Names of the men who served in the various units. 

A partial nominal roll for Dieppe

The following list contain the names, ranks and numbers of the officers and men of No4 Commando who participated. It also includes some from No 10 (IA) Commando Free French  and 'X' troop, and others including some US Rangers, who were attached to the Commandos for the raid.
It does not contain those from No 3 Commando and 40RM Commando. Almost 300 names with details can be found here: [Operation Jubilee]
 

A speech by Colin Anson No.10(IA) Cdo 3tp

A transcript of a speech by Colin Anson on the 4th September 2007 at the Imperial War Museum about his experience as a member of No 10 (IA) Commando 3 troop. The speech was given by Colin when he attended a reunion of refugees from Nazism who served in the British Forces in WW2. This took place at the Imperial War Museum on 4th September 2007.  In 2010 Colin Anson granted his permission for us to display his speech on our website.
(nb. click on his name above for more information.)
 

ANSON, Colin Edward

Colin Anson 3 troop No 10 Commando
Birth name: 
ASCHER, Claus Leopold Octavio
Sergeant
6436355
No 10 Commando
87th Company of the Pioneer Corps / Royal Sussex Regiment

Colin Anson served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop. Enlisting in his real name of Claus Leopold Octavio Ascher he first joined the 87th Company of the Pioneer Corps (for Aliens). 

ARENSTEIN, Hans

Hans Arenstein 10 Commando
Served as : 
ANDREWS, Harry
Lance Corporal
6436352
No 10 Commando
47RM Commando
Royal Sussex Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds

Hans Arenstein served under an alias of Harry Andrews. He was of the Jewish Faith and a member of 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando.  He was attached to 47RM Commando at the time of his death.

ARLEN, Richard George

Abrahamowicz alias Arlen 10 (IA) Cdo 3Tp
Birth name: 
ABRAHAMOWICZ, Richard George
Private
6436363
No 10 Commando
Royal Sussex Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Richard Abrahamowicz was of the Jewish faith and served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop,  of the inter allied commando under the alias of Richard Arlen.

AUERHAHN, Werner

Served as : 
WELLS, Peter Vernon Allan
Lance Corporal
5550132
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Werner Auerhahn served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Peter Vernon Allan WELLS.

BARNES, Robert Gerald

Birth name: 
BAUMWOLLSPINNER, Gotthard
Private
No 10 Commando
-
10.07.1940 transported as an enemy alien to Australia on board SS Dunera.
10.02.1942 returned to the UK. Re-interred.
14.02.1942 released from internment. Residence in West Didsbury, Manchester.

BARTH, George Alexander

George Barth 10 Commando 3 troop
Served as : 
STREETS, George Bryan
Sergeant
6436371
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Regiment/Royal Sussex Regiment
Died on war service
Died in the UK

Sergeant George Alexander Barth, a German national, served in 3 troop, also known as  'X' troop, under an alias of George Bryan Streets. He was selected for officer training and died in a traffic accident whilst on course 164 O.C.T.U. 

CLARKE, Kenneth Edward

Kurt Goldschlager 10 Commando
Birth name: 
GOLDSCHLAGER, Kurt Theodor
Corporal
13801160
13118804
No 10 Commando
1 Special Service (Commando) Brigade
Pioneer Corps
Mentioned in Despatches
Kurt Theodor Goldschlager being of the Jewish Faith served under the alias of Kenneth Edward Clarke.

COATES, John Gordon

John Gordon Coates 30 Assault Unit
Captain (later Temporary Major)
201507
No 10 Commando
30 Commando Assault Unit
Intelligence Corps
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
1942 Intelligence Officer No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando.
1943 Operations Officer 30 Commando AU Italy and Corsica
1944 Special Operations Executive.

DOUGLAS, Keith

Keith Douglas (Dungler) 10 Commando
Birth name: 
DUNGLER, Kurt
Sergeant
No 10 Commando
47RM Commando
Pioneer Corps
The Buffs, Royal East Kent Regiment
Austrian National served under an alias in No.10 (IA) Commando 3 Troop (aka 'X' Troop). Attached 47RM Commando for Operation Infatuate (Walcheren). Certificate of Naturalisation granted 22 January 1947, occupation Foreign Correspondent, residing Peterborough.

DUNN, David, (No.10 IA Cdo 'X' troop), (biography)

Type: Files
Author: David Carson and David Dunn
Year of Publishing: 2022
Keywords: 10 Inter Allied Commando 3 troop (X troop).
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Birth name: 
MASTBAUM, Abraham David
Sources/Credits
In addition to named credits in the article special thanks go to Sgt.David Dunn (birth name Abraham David Mastbaum) who served in 'X' Troop,  is the subject of this article, and granted permission for it to be included here. Also to David Carson, son of the late Peter Andrew Carson of 'X' Troop (birth name Peter Andreas Carlebach), who interviewed David Dunn and put together this document, and to Harvey Kaplan, custodian at Scottish Jewish Archives Centre.
 

FRANK, Gunther Max

Max Frank alias Franklyn 10 Commando
Served as : 
FRANKLYN, George Mack
Corporal
6387027
13118512
No 10 Commando
Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Pioneer Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gunther Max Frank, a German national, was killed in action during operations at Normandy on D Day. He served under an alias of George Mack Franklyn in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando. Son of Ernest J. and Carla Franklyn, of Huddersfield.
 

GLASER, Kurt Joachim

Grave of Lt Griffith 10 Commando
Served as : 
GRIFFITH, Keith James
T/Captain
6387018 & 322333
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent
Killed in action or died of wounds

Kurt Joachim Glaser served in 3 troop, also known as  'X' troop, under the name of Keith James Griffith.  He was shot and killed by a sniper during operations with 1 Special Service Bde. to cross a railway bridge over the River Aller near the town of Essel.

GUMPERTZ, Kurt Wilhelm

Kurt Gumpertz alias Kenneth graham
Served as : 
GRAHAM, Kenneth William
Private
5550144
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Private Kurt Gumpertz, a German national, died of wounds during operations in Normandy, France, whilst attached to No 4 Commando.  He served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Kenneth Graham. Son of Karl Wilhelm and Else, husband of Elisabeth of

HARRIS, Ian Walter

Ian Walter Harris MM 10 Commando
Birth name: 
Hans Hajos
Corporal
6387036
No 10 Commando
Queens Own Royal West Kent / Pioneer Corps
Military Medal (MM)
Corporal Ian Harris, born Hans Hajos, attached to No 10 (Inter Allied) Commando 3 troop ('X' troop), was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished service on 6 April 1945 during the crossing of the River Weser [1][2][4].

HEPWORTH, Walter Douglas

Walter Herschthal alias Walter Hepworth
Birth name: 
HERSCHTHAL, Walter
Private
5550145
13801397
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Pioneer Corps
Walter Herschthal was of the Jewish faith and served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop,  of the inter allied commando under the alias of Walter Douglas Hepworth. 

HESS, Otto

Served as : 
GILES, Peter
Sergeant
6387034
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Otto Hess was a German national who served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Peter Giles. Reported missing on or shortly after 1 October 1944 later presumed killed in action.

KAGERER-STEIN, Eugen

Eugen Kagerer-Stein, alias Eugene Fuller
Served as : 
FULLER, Eugene
Sergeant
5550126
13801130
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Pioneer Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Eugen Kagerer-Stein, an Austrian national, was killed in action at Normandy, France, whilst attached to 47RM Commando. He served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, under an alias of Eugene Fuller.

LANE, George

Lieutenant George Lane 10 Commando
Birth name: 
LANYI, Gyorgy
Lieutenant
285687
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps / The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Military Cross (MC)
George Lane, born Lanyi, a Hungarian national of the Jewish Faith had been a freelance journalist before the war and came to England in 1935 aged 20.

LENEL, Ernst Richard

Served as : 
LAWRENCE, Ernest Richard
Lance Corporal
6387016
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Ernst Lenel, who was of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Ernest Lawrence.  He was reported missing whilst attached to No 3 Commando after a solo intelligence gathering patrol at Amfreville. 

LEWINSKY, Werner Max

Served as : 
LADDY, Max
Private
6387023
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Werner Max Lewinsky died in a landing craft with Ernst Weinberger during operations at Normandy on D Day. He served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Max Laddy, and was one of their medical orderlies. 
 

MEYER, Kurt

Kurt Meyer alias Peter Moody 10 Commando
Served as : 
MOODY, Peter
Lance Corporal
5550147
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Kurt Meyer, a German national, was killed in action at Normandy, France. He was of the Jewish Faith and a member of 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando, serving under an alias of Peter Moody.

NATHAN, Ernst

Served as : 
NORTON, Ernest
Private
6387022
No 10 Commando
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Ernst Nathan, who was of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Ernest Norton.  He died during operations at Normandy.
 
Sources:

NATHAN, Wolfgang Erich

Eric Nathan alias Howarth 3 troop
Served as : 
HOWARTH, Eric William
Troop Sergeant Major (Acting Warrant Officer 1)
6305467
No 10 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds

Warrant Officer (Class 1) Nathan, who was of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as  'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Eric William Howarth. He was killed in action at Osnabruck Germany.

OPPELT, Gustav

Served as : 
BATE, George
Private
13801860
5550123
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps, 93 Company
Royal Hampshire Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds
Gustav Oppelt, 3 Troop aka 'X' Troop, was a refugee from Czechoslavakia (Sudeten German) serving under the alias of George Bate. He died during operations at Dieppe, France.  
Extract from the No.10(IA) Commando War Diary

RICE, Charles

Birth name: 
KUTSCHAKA, Karl
Private
6436345
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps
Royal Sussex Regiment
Private Charles Rice, 'X' Troop, was a refugee from Czechoslavakia (Sudeten German) born Karl KUTSCHAKA. He was reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, later found to be a prisoner of war. 
 
Sources

SACHS, Herbert

Served as : 
SEYMOUR, Herbert
Private
6305471
No 10 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Herbert Sachs was of the Jewish Faith and served under an alias of Herbert Seymour in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando.

SAUNDERS, George Victor

George Saunders, 10 Commando 3 Troop
Birth name: 
SALOSCHIN, Georg Victor Frederick Otto Wilhelm Felix
Private (later Sergeant)
6436354
No 10 Commando
Royal Sussex Regiment
Pioneer Corps
George Saunders (born Georg Saloschin) was reported missing in France on 9 June 1944, later reported a prisoner of war in German hands [1][5].
  • Served in No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando 3 Troop ( aka 'X' Troop) [1][3][4].

SHELLEY, Alfred

Alfred Samson alias Alfred Shelley 10 Commando 3 Troop
Birth name: 
SAMSON, Alfred
Lieutenant
6305372
No 10 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Alfred Samson, a German national of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Alfred Shelley.

SMITH, Joseph

Birth name: 
KUGLER, Josef
Private
6305456
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Private Joseph Smith, 'X' Troop, was a refugee from Czechoslavakia (Sudeten German) born Josef KUGLER. SOE trained.

SPENCER, Thomas

Birth name: 
STEIN, Karl Artur
Private
6305470
No 10 Commando
No 3 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Private Thomas Spencer served under an alias. He was a German national born Karl Artur Stein and served in 3 Troop (aka 'X' Troop) of the inter allied commando. He was wounded on 11 April 1945 during operations with No.3 Commando at the River Aller crossing.

THEILINGER, Johann

Johann Theilinger 10 Commando Czech
Johann Theilinger
Served as : 
Taylor, John Robert
Private
13118712 and 6305478
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps / The Buffs
Johann Theilinger was a Sudetan Czech from Mikulov.  He was baptised a Catholic and later in life could speak numerous languages. He fought in the International Brigades in Spain, the Czech army in exile, later joining No.10 Commando 3 troop aka 'X' troop.

THOMPSON, Walter Gerald

Walter Thompson 10 commando
Birth name: 
ZADIK, Walter Gabriel
Lance Corporal
5550142
No 10 Commando
Hampshire Regiment
Lance Corporal Walter Thompson, born Walter Gabriel Zadik, was reported missing 20 June 1944 in Normandy France, whilst attached to No.4 Commando, later found to be a prisoner of war.

TUCHMANN, Bernhard

Served as : 
TAYLOR, Bernard
Private
13116422
No 3 Commando
No 10 Commando
Lincolnshire Regiment
Pioneer Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Bernard Taylor, birthname Bernhard Tuchmann, was attached to No 3 Commando when killed in action during operations at Normandy in the area of Chateau d'Amfreville.
 
Sources
CWGC.

TURNER, Andrew Charles

Birth name: 
POLLASCHEK, Otto
Private
13801460
6436369
No 10 Commando
Royal Sussex Regiment
Otto Pollaschek, born in Vienna and of Jewish Faith, served in 3 Troop No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando under the alias of Andrew Charles Turner. He was attached to No.3 Commando during the advance through North West Europe. 

VOGEL, Egon

Served as : 
VILLIERS, Ernest Robert
Sergeant
6436356
No 10 Commando
Royal Sussex Regiment
Pioneer Corps
Killed in action or died of wounds
Sergeant Ernest Robert Villiers, birth name Egon Vogel, was of the Jewish Faith and died during operations at the River Rhine crossing.

WEICH, Salo

Served as : 
HAMILTON, Robert Geoffrey
Corporal
6436350 & 13118714  
No 10 Commando
Pioneer Corps & Royal Sussex Regiment
Killed in action or died of wounds

Salo Weich, an Austrian of Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the Inter Allied Commando under an alias of Robert Geoffrey Hamilton. He was killed during operations with 41RM Commando at Walcheren. Son of Jacob and Sabine Weich, of Vienna, Austria.

WEINBERGER, Ernst Georg

Weinberger alias Webster 10 Commando
Served as : 
WEBSTER, Ernest George
Private
6305466
No 10 Commando
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Killed in action or died of wounds
Ernst Weinberger, an Austrian national of the Jewish faith, served in 3 troop, also known as 'X' troop, of the inter allied commando under the alias of Ernest Webster.

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